申请人:La Jolla Pharmaceutical Company
公开号:US10294504B2
公开(公告)日:2019-05-21
The present invention relates to a novel endoglycoceramidase whose hydrolytic activity has been substantially reduced or eliminated, such that the enzyme is useful for synthesis of glycolipids from a monosaccharide or oligosaccharide and a ceramide. More specifically, the endoglycoceramidase is a mutant version of a naturally occurring endoglycoceramidase, preferably comprising a mutation within the active site or the nucleophilic site of the enzyme and more preferably comprising a substitution mutation of the Glu residue within the active site or the nucleophilic site. Also disclosed are a method for generating the mutant endoglycoceramidase and a method for enzymatically synthesizing glycolipids using this mutant enzyme.
本发明涉及一种新型内聚甘糖苷酶,其水解活性已大大降低或消除,因此该酶可用于由单糖或寡糖和神经酰胺合成糖脂。更具体地说,内糖化酶是天然存在的内糖化酶的突变体,优选包括酶的活性位点或亲核位点内的突变,更优选包括活性位点或亲核位点内 Glu 残基的取代突变。还公开了一种产生突变型内糖化酶的方法和一种使用这种突变型酶酶解合成糖脂的方法。